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Record 1 1995-07-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Environmental Studies and Analyses
  • Toxicology
OBS

According to Doug Forsythe, Pesticides Evaluator, Canadian Wildlife Service, Environment Canada, the concentration at which mortality of organisms begins to occur following introduction of pesticide.

OBS

One of the difficulties of licensing the use of poisonous chemicals lies in determining whether there is a threshold dose below which humans will not be harmed.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Études et analyses environnementales
  • Toxicologie
OBS

Terme proposé sur le modèle de "dose seuil" : dose absorbée minimale qui produit un effet déterminé. (Source : ISO-921, 1972.)

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Estudios y análisis del medio ambiente
  • Toxicología
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